November 5th, 2010

Muthallathat As-Smid means semolina triangles. The dough is made from (semolina, flour, baking powder, yeast, corn oil and water), and the filling is Ackawi cheese. A mold is used to make the triangles, then the triangles are deep fried in hot oil and dipped in sugar syrup.

Let’s make Muthallathat As-Smid:

Filling

1, 2. Slice Ackawi cheese.

3. Soak the cheese in water, change water frequently until most salt is washed out.

The mold is available in three sizes (large, medium and small), see here and here. I used the small one.

For dipping Muthallathat As-Smid in sugar syrup, you have to notice these notes:
I made the sugar syrup similar to the recipe (Sugar Syrup).
Sugar syrup for dipping Muthallathat As-Smid should be cold, because the basic rule is:
Cold sugar syrup is added to hot desserts.
Hot sugar syrup is added to cold desserts.

Orange blossom Jam is known in Arabic as (Mrabba Zaher Al-Laimon). It is very popular in the middle east and used for garnishing desserts, and it is red in color, you can buy it from here.

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